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  • Environs

    By on July 7, 2004

    You'll find an abundance of perfect spaces for all your antiques in this 4 BR, 2 BA Shaw townhouse. Newly renovated and overflowing with character...

  • Environs

    By on June 30, 2004

    2 BR, 2 1/2 BA House in Arlington, Va., previously owned by a sweet little old lady. Back yard area perfect for uber-landscaping. Plenty of...

  • Friends and Relations

    By on June 30, 2004

    During a recent fundraiser for a local charity at the home of two friends in a long-term lesbian relationship, I found myself concentrating very little...

  • Mortgage Gambling

    By on June 30, 2004

    The hyperactive Washington housing market -- which continues to see annual appreciation rates around 10 percent -- has pushed more and more home shoppers to...

  • Leading the Charge

    By on June 30, 2004

    Cheryl Jacques had a tough act to follow when she arrived in D.C. last January to take the helm of the Human Rights Campaign. The...

  • Cole Comfort

    By on June 30, 2004

    ''Obviously these people are dead and we'll never be able to ask them questions, '' says Ashley Judd, who portrays Linda Porter in the new...

  • Master Class

    By on June 30, 2004

    Gorgeously written and meticulous in its detail, Colm Toíbín's The Master is a thoughtful exploration of the life of one of America's great writers: Henry...

  • Tour de Forceful

    By on June 30, 2004

    Nathan Lane he is not. But Lewis J. Stadlen does manage a fair impersonation of the loveable smart-ass as down-on-his luck theatre mogul Max Bialystock...

  • Soundwaves

    By on June 30, 2004

    MOVIE-CUM-MUSICAL MADNESS… The runaway success of Mel Brooks' The Producers and John Waters' Hairspray has ushered in the trend of turning Hollywood movies into Broadway...

  • Hearsay

    By on June 30, 2004

    ISO the boy who dumped his girlfriend (for a boy!)... Sunday Mass shutters its early morning chapel... Giving chase at the Eagle... The call went...

  • Super Hero

    By on June 30, 2004

    Let's just chime right in with the chorus, shall we? Spider-Man 2 is the greatest superhero movie ever made. It goes well past amazing --...

  • Environs

    By on June 23, 2004

    If at first you don't succeed, you can always move to another neighborhood. This 2 BR, 2 1/2 BA townhouse near the waterfront in Southwest...

  • Underground Railroad

    By on June 23, 2004

    I don't want to take a shuttle bus anywhere, those shortish buslettes with the cryptic destinations in the marquee window at the front (''Terminal,'' ''North...

  • Mass Appeal

    By on June 23, 2004

    What's the difference between an after-hours party and a morning party at a club? It's not meant as a joke, though living in D.C. makes...

  • Groin Busters

    By on June 23, 2004

    ''If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball,'' barks professional dodgeball champ Patches O'Houlihan as he proceeds to fling wrenches at a...

  • Catatonic

    By on June 23, 2004

    Yes, it's a play about many things -- many people, many ideas, many themes. Big Daddy is dying of cancer on his 65th birthday and...

  • Stand-Up Man

    By on June 23, 2004

    Earlier this year several very straight comics at Nanny O'Brien's in Cleveland Park made gay jokes during their open-mike routine. So Zach Toczynski began his...

  • Room to Grow

    By on June 23, 2004

    Driving a Volvo makes me want to procreate. Perhaps it's the womb-like sense of security that envelopes you as you slide behind the wheel, knowing...

  • Ruff Stuff

    By on June 23, 2004

    Hundreds gathered in Dupont Circle on Saturday, June 19, 2004 for the 11th Annual Pride of Pets dog show. Awards were given for pet categories...

  • Darker, Richer, More Adventurous

    By on June 16, 2004

    Watson, Radcliffe and Grint With Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, director Alfonso Cuaron imparts a bold and frank new sensibility to the ongoing...